How to glue vinyl wallpaper: Corners internal and external

Each person once took part in the repair of the dwelling. Many had to glue wallpaper on the walls or ceilings. Nothing difficult in this seems to be, but professionals claim that not everyone can punish wallpaper.

Pocking vinyl wallpapers in the corners requires a special approach, since smooth angles are quite rare.

Special complexity in this business is a sticker of wallpaper in the corners, because smooth angles are quite rare.

Some types of wallpapers require a special approach, including vinyl. So, let's try to figure out how to glue vinyl wallpaper.

This material is a canvas coated with a thin layer of polymer. Polymeric material protects the drawing. Vinyl wallpaper can have a surface smooth and corrugated, they are embossed and with the imputies of tissue fibers that give the effect of velvet, silver and gold surface. Foamed vinyl is able to hide some wall defects. Vinyl wallpaper can imitate wood and stone. Flizelin base allows the adhesive composition only on the wall.

Tools for work

Vinyl wallpaper can be searched walls in new buildings and when repairing old apartments. Before glue vinyl wallpaper, you need to prepare some tools:

Photo 1-3. Working moments of pasting vinyl walls of the corner of the room.

1. Brush or roller for applying a primer composition on the surface of the walls, as well as for the blasting of the glue.
2. Quality wallpaper glue.
3. Rubber roller for smoothing seams.
4. Roulette for measurements.
5. Construction level or plumb.
6. Scotch paper.
7. Cotton rag. With it, excess glue is removed.
8. A sharp knife and scissors for cutting wallpaper cloths.
9. Capacity for the dilution of glue.
10. Comfortable and durable stepted.

Preparatory work

1. Before glue vinyl wallpaper, the walls must be carefully prepared for the trim. On their surface should not be visible defects in the form of chosel and chipping. Possible irregularities are close to plaster and dry well.
2. Dry walls need to be projected. For this purpose, a divorced bulk glue is used or a special primer composition of deep penetration. The layer of the soil provides a better clutch of wallpaper with the surface of the wall, kills malicious bacteria, protects the walls from the development of molds on them. It is first recommended to additionally treat the walls with anti-grab or any antiseptic composition.
3. Divorce wallpaper glue according to the instructions on the package. It is recommended to choose a glue composition with a color indicator. When applied to the surface of the canvas or on the wall, it will not show the processed places to the end. It does not affect the quality of gluing, it simply gives additional convenience in operation.
4. On the wall is placed using a vertical line, which is a benchmark when sticking to the canvas.
5. The room must be de-energized, from the walls to remove the housings of sockets and switches.
6. Plinth is desirable to remove, then you do not have to cut the wallpaper downstairs.

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The process of sticking vinyl wallpaper in the corner

When the walls or ceilings are saved, the vinyl walls are proceed as follows:

An example of pasting the room of the room.

1. Before work, you must make sure there are no drafts indoors. You need to turn off air conditioners and fans, close all windows and windows tightly. The optimal temperature in the rooms is 15-20 ° C.
2. The wallpaper roll is cut into separate lanes with a 10 cm. If there are large drawings in the pattern, you need to combine them, then the allowance will be larger.
3. Finished glue, divorced according to the instructions, must be broken within 10-15 minutes for swelling.
4. Prepared canvas for stickers. It needs to be well missed with glue and postpone for a while so that it is soaked. If vinyl wallpaper is used on a fliesline basis, the glue is not applied to the canvas, but on the wall.
5. The wall on the plumb is carried out a vertical line at a distance from the angle, equal to the width of wallpaper less than 5 cm. Lubricated with glue web glued along this line with an adhesive on the adjacent wall in 4-5 cm.
6. The next blade of vinyl wallpaper is pasted on top of the previous adhesion. The wallpaper should not come to the next wall. All air bubbles are carefully removed, the canvas is closed to the wall, especially thoroughly need to be done in the place of the adhesion. This roller is done from the center of the canvas to its edges from top to bottom. The glue that fell on the front of the wallpaper is removed with a wet sponge or rag.
7. To obtain a smooth joint, both layers of wallpaper should be neatly cut through with a sharp knife. It is better to do it up to the steel line (photo No. 1). Instead of a ruler, you can use a spatula with a width of about 30 cm. After execution of the cut, you need to gently beaten the top layer of wallpaper and remove the bottom layer trim (Photo No. 2). The upper bent piece is lubricated with glue and grip tightly to the wall. There should be a neat junction, which from the side will be almost imperceptible.

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You can glue the corners with vinyl wallpaper both internal and external, to which door and window slopes include. They are also far from always come perfectly smooth. For their salary, vinyl wallpapers are applied as follows:

1. The cloth is pasted in such a way that the edge of 2-3 cm width is wrapped at an angle. There are several cuts on this strip, which will allow the canvas exactly for an angle. After gluing the cloth, this strip is cut off, leaving only a narrow edge.
2. The vertical line is placed on the plumbing line for gluing the blade of vinyl wallpaper on the other side of the angle. Fall must not exceed 5 mm (photo number 3).
3. After the wallpaper is faded well, they are cut at the top and at the bottom of a knife with a sharp blade. Wet wallpaper does not always cut smoothly.
4. The angle of vinyl walls can be masked by decorative details. They may be cartel mimicing stucco. They are made of polystyrene foam, very lungs, combined with plinths stuck at the ceiling.

In general, the quality of performance depends on several factors. The main ones are:

• wallpaper quality;
• Proper preparation of the wall surface;
• compliance with the temperature regime in the room;
• lack of drafts;
• brand glue and its correct breeding;
• High-quality applying glue, especially in the corners of the room.

Stick wallpaper on the walls is not very complex. Problems arise in the corners of the room. But you can cope with them with your own hands. The main thing is not to rush. Equally important is the preparation of the surface of the walls and the proper breeding of glue. Everything else is a matter of time and effort.